Synthesis and characterization of polymers for sequestering carbon dioxide based on poly(vinyl alcohol)

CHED 688

Joseph T. Elliott III, elliotjt@westminster.edu1, Katherine A. Shaffer, shaffeka@westminster.edu1, and Toby Chapman2. (1) Department of Chemistry, Westminster College, 319 South Market Street, New Wilmington, PA 16172, (2) Department Of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 219 Parkman Ave., Chevron Science Center Rm 503, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVAL) was functionalized with chloroacetate groups by reaction with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of pyridine, with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as the solvent. The modification of side-chain of the polymer was determined by infrared spectroscopy and NMR. Further modification involved the reaction of the modified PVAL with triethylamine to yield a polymeric quarternary ammonium salt, which was converted to a polyionic liquid via ion exchange. Further characterization will involve carbon dioxide absorption and adsorption studies.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry
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